S05E02 - Shawné Michaelain Holloway on sexuality and power structures in the arts
After exploring the history of SAIC's first dormitory as a former Playboy mansion, we had a lot of questions about how to talk about sex and sex work ...
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F Newsmagazine's Dustin Lowman (MFA 2020, Writing) and Luis Lopez Levi (MA 2020, New Arts Journalism) profile specific students whose work revolves around a common theme.
S05E01 - Why did SAIC students live in a former Playboy mansion?
In this two-part season, we’ll explore how conversations about sex, gender, and sex work have evolved at SAIC over the years. Our first episode recoun...
S04E03 - Sami Ismat on the consequences of whistleblowing
When the U.S. put sanctions on Syria in December of 2019, Sami Ismat (MFA 2020) questioned this sequence of events through a performance that brought ...
S04E02 - Zhisheng Wu on destruction and preservation
MFA first year Zhisheng Wu describes a project he worked on with residents of a shantytown in Southern China to preserve their memories after the demo...
S04E01 - Nicole Marroquín on the power of rebel youth
Artist, researcher and School of the Art Institute of Chicago Art Education professor Nicole Marroquín describes a critical moment of activism among B...
S03E03 - Two Lies & A Truth: Vincent Elliott
Vincent's Stories: 1. Prior to the 1988 Olympics, the city of Calgary ran an essay contest, the winner of which would run a leg of the Olympic torch r...
S03E02 - Two Lies & A Truth: Brontë Mansfield
Brontë's stories: 1. At 14, her likeness landed on a Japanese billboard 2. While shopping for a tartan bag, met someone whose famous ancestor killed h...
S03E01 - Two Lies & A Truth: Anna Godfrey
Anna's stories: 1. Introduced to Canada by a moose in heat 2. Followed on Twitter by Coco Peru, drag queen extraordinaire 3. Rescued from a sewer grat...
S02E03 - Making It: Laura Meyer
Laura Meyer (MFA 2021, Writing) dreamed of being the first female in Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. After touring internationally under the stage name...
S02E02 - Making It: Simon Anderson
What do Diogenes, Frank Sinatra, and Phillip Corner have in common? Simon Anderson, associate professor in SAIC's Art History department, weaves them ...